Dank, Dream-like Dairy for your Doobie

Bud Basics

The cannabis industry as we know it today would never have developed so dramatically without the appearance of Skunk #1 on the scene. She’s the strain that set the standard in the 420 community, winning numerous awards and shaping the landscape of Mary Jane since the 70s. And she’s the herb that gave rise to what might be considered her UK equivalent - the best of the best - Original Cheese Feminized.

Bursting with the pungent aroma and taste she’s named for, the sweet-sour cheddar flavor of these buds is as recognizable as Skunk #1, and combined with her potency has created a legacy that’s been hard to match since this strain's arrival in the late 80s.

An almost 50:50 ratio of Indica to Sativa, Original Cheese Fem provides psychedelic cerebral highs that have you hazy and dazed within moments of your first toke before bringing you back to earth with a deeply relaxing body-stone that instantly has the hunger pangs kicking in, while locking you to the couch - keep snacks handy!

As a medicinal strain, this herb can lift the mood of most tokers suffering from depression, anxiety or stress, but also works well as a pain-relieving plant for a variety of chronic maladies.

For growers, a little experience is required despite her Indica-leaning growth traits, as heavy foliage makes this herb susceptible to molds if her environment isn’t well maintained. Even so, most cannabis cultivators should be able to manage Original Cheese well enough, and her harvests are decent - though your grow room will absolutely reek of cheese.

Flavor and Fragrance of Original Cheese Feminized

Once Original Cheese hits the flowering stage of her growth cycle, you’ll quickly begin to understand what her name is all about. Her buds fill the air with the pungent, sweet-sour aroma of cheese, underpinned with a skunkiness and a subtle fruity note.

Effects

As soon as you take that first hit, the mind begins to unwind, and you’ll find yourself zoning out to a hazy, dream-like state. Here, you’ll drift pleasantly on a cloud of euphoric thoughts and ideas, as Original Cheese Fem can bring forth your creative side. While your mind wanders, the uplifting effect of this herb will send away worrisome thoughts.

This dazed head-high will soon become a muscle-melting, limb-loosening physical sensation, and you’ll find yourself becoming far more familiar with the intimate details of your couch. Soothed from the top of your head to the tips of your toes, Original Cheese will overpower you, soaking through you as though you’d sunk into a hot bath to remove any stress or tension left in your body, and hindering you from moving.

Around this time, strong hunger pangs will begin to kick in, and Original Cheese Fem’s munchies effect will have you wishing the fridge was by the couch. Instead, we’d recommend ensuring snacks are close to hand before you toke.

Some smokers have reported that the giggles are a possibility here, and others have noted that this weed will have you deep in lofty and meaningful conversations. Either way, she’s a great ganja for sharing with friends - but definitely one to stay at home with, since standing and walking are of the cards with this couchlock. And eventually, Original Cheese will send you right off to sleep, whether you want to or not.

Since this pot is potent, please approach her with the proper required caution, as larger doses can have adverse side effects. Expect dry, bloodshot eyes and cottonmouth as a regular occurrence, but in rare circumstances, tokers might experience effects that are less easily remedied. Too much of this weed can bring on lightheadedness, headaches, dizziness and increased paranoia.

Medical Uses of Original Cheese Feminized

Like the beneficial properties of the real thing, Original Cheese, too, has a variety of qualities that make her a choice strain for treating and alleviating the symptoms of psychological and physical ailments alike, often with minimal side effects.

Due to the cerebral, freeing mental effects of this herb, those bothered by intrusive thoughts, low mood and a general feeling of negativity can find solace in this weed, as she lifts your sorrows and lightens your load. For those with stress, anxiety, PTSD, depression or bipolar disorder, Original Cheese Fem can work wonders to liberate tokers from debilitating mental symptoms.

Along with the deep body-stone of this ganja comes a calming effect that boasts potent analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, working to provide pain relief and reduce swelling in those with such physiological concerns as arthritis, migraine, muscle spasms, multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia.

Original Cheese Feminized has a notable and strong munchies effect on tokers, and those hunger pangs can work favorably for those struggling with lack of appetite - be that from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, or as a side effect of chemotherapy, since this strain is also effective at easing nausea and vomiting.

Since tokers are sure to find this pot’s body-stone sends them to sleep shortly after the high winds down, those with insomnia can find great therapeutic benefit in this strain, as the herb works to weigh down your eyelids and send you into a deep and restful slumber.

Growing Original Cheese Feminized Seeds

Though Original Cheese Feminized is a hybrid, she shows more Indica leanings when it comes to growth traits, with broad, dark leaves and plenty of side branches, so she needs regular pruning to avoid the buildup of moisture in her flowering sites. At full size, this herb is unlikely to get much taller than 140 centimeters in height.

This plant can be grown either in organic soil, or with a hydroponics setup for more explosive growth. She requires a controlled environment with a warm, steady temperature of between 21° and 26°C throughout her 8 weeks of flowering.

Good lighting is also key, and by the sixth week you should begin to notice the formation of her dense, round nugs - these will have fairly small calyxes and the calyx-to-leaf ratio should be relatively high. As she matures, you’ll also notice that she’s a frosty lady, heavily coated in trichomes - so when you harvest your yield of 400 to 500 grams per square meter, you can be assured that every nug will be potent as hell.

For outdoor growers, we’d recommend a climate where it’s warm, sunny and as much like the Mediterranean as possible. A spot with plenty of sunlight is ideal, and in the right settings you should get ready to harvest around the beginning of October - 600 grams of nugs per plant is average, as all of your plants should be unpollinated and ready to be dried and cured, thanks to our all-fem seeds.

Summary

Original Cheese Feminized pairs a deeply relaxed physical feeling with a dazed and dream-like head-high to deliver an uplifted mentality and remove symptoms of anxiety and depression, such as low mood.

Pungent even before you light up, this is no subtle herb - her sweet-sour cheddar scent is easily recognizable and as easy to love.

Cultivating this cannabis yourself is simplified with all-fem seeds, but Original Cheese requires a moderate level of growing experience to really thrive. In a controlled environment, she can flourish with some TLC and trimming, and in favorable conditions will leave you with a substantial harvest and a stinky grow room.